South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

India must deliver on its repeated commitments to the Human Rights Council
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT
AI Index: ASA 20/023/2012
1 June 2012
Document - India must deliver on its repeated commitments to the Human Rights Council
On 24 May 2012, India’s human rights record came under renewed international scrutiny during
its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council.1 Amnesty
International welcomes the recommendations made to India by the reviewing states, many of
which reflect concerns raised previously by the organization.2

Srinagar, January 16, 2011:  A number of Kashmiri students studying in Indian state Madhya Pradesh (MP) have said that they were being harassed by Indian police and asked to get credentials verified by the Jammu and Kashmir police. The students studying in some colleges and universities of  in Indian state MP have reported to their parents that the local Indian cops are harassing them without any provocation. The students have said that they are either called or taken to police station and being questioned.